Since sports are the best way to stay fit and healthy, sports should have an essential space in daily routine. So many sports are here to indulge with like football, basketball, cricket etc. In early days sports were only for entertainment and fun but now sports are like the elements of national pride. As any sport emerges in popularity, there might be some rules and regulations for the sake of fairness and wellness of the game. This condition leads to form a regulating authority to govern and organize a fair and successful sporting event. As world gradually converted to a local village, international sports ventures came into light. For every sport, which has global recognition, there is an international governing authority for organizing the international sporting events.

These ventures provide a global identity to the specific sport as well as players. No doubt, Olympics are the greatest sporting events in the world. Olympic Games provide the best platform to a player for his dream performance. To win a medal in Olympics is not only give the name and fame to the player but also it is the concern of national pride. Some other more localized sporting events are also emerged as well such as SAIF games, Commonwealth games, Asian games etc. These events organize so many games in a specific location and time. In some sense, these events bring many cultures and countries under the same umbrella and help to reduce the controversies in international issues. So these events have a sporting impact as well as a social impact.

World cups are also big international sporting events which are oriented to a specific game as ICC world cup, FIFA world cup, Rugby world cup etc. In tennis there are many competitions which are country oriented like US open, Australian open etc. Some club oriented competitions are also in existence, where the players from different national teams play under one flag of specific clubs.

These international sports ventures affect the host country, where they are being organized, in every sense from their economy to infrastructure. These ventures take so much effort and time. Such kind of events leaves a long term social and economical effect. Sometimes international issues are also dealt with these ventures. The tourism industry of host country gets a boost, infrastructure being developed as per international standards. People get employment, as development for these games involve large man power and economic investment.

As these ventures require huge direct investment of funds, it affects the people of hosting countries in some sense. Organizing committee also provide aids for funding, but for organizing a successful event so much amount of dedication and self motivation should be in the host. Some club based events are very successful in generating revenues, since they involve so much glamor and thrill with the game. Some ventures like Olympics and Commonwealth have their sole motive to invoke the people for the importance of games in their life. Other effect of these events is to exchange the social and cultural behavior. They are useful to understand and explore the cultures of different parts of the world.

Ask the majority of so-called ‘gurus’ to talk about business or self-improvement, and here’s a funny thing. They start talking about sport. That’s odd. Sport isn’t the same as life. It’s completely different. As Brian Tracey says, in sport you get three chances to hit the baseball and then you’re out, but in life you can go up to the mound as many times as you’ve got the energy and the inclination, try hitting the ball, miss and still keep coming back for more. Or, to be precise, keep on swinging until you hit the home run. That’s not allowed in the actual sport. They’re very strict. Three strikes and you’re out.

Yes, if sport is definite about one thing, it’s this. It has rules. It says that you have to pick up the bat and try to hit the ball. It defines how many people can play at one time, where they stand and what they have to aim to do. That’s not like life. In life you can choose anything as an aim, you don’t have to aim for ‘the goal’ that everyone else is looking for. After all, don’t forget, the only reason we have a new game called Rugby in England is that a young schoolboy picked up the ball in the game of soccer and started running with it. Wow, he invented a new game. They came up with some rules to allow for handling, and now England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and France battle it out every year for a metal cup (plus fame and honour). That’s fine, but guess what would happen if someone decided they didn’t like running in the same direction as their team mates now? No, they wouldn’t have invented a new game. They’d be ruled out and sent to sit on the bench. Those are the rules.

Having one agreed goal gives the game a major advantage. You can tell who’s doing well and who’s doing badly. You can measure success. You can tell who’s won. That’s not like life. The glossy magazines are full of stories of rich and famous people who are having miserable lives, divorces and diets. Have they ‘won’? Your neighbourhood is full of people, some of them in big houses and some in small. Who’s winning? The only way you could tell is if you made it into a game, with the rule that the person in the biggest house is the winner. Of what? Well, the ‘biggest house’ game, of course. Okay, that’s true. But it makes no sense. Would that ‘league table’ tell you if they were happy? Or if their kids were doing well and going to college? Or if they weren’t ill?

In the world of publishing they’ve invented a game too. The rules are that authors have to send their manuscripts to posh people in smart offices in the middle of big cities, and these business people then decide which offerings get printed and put into bookshops and which don’t. Any writer who gets taken on by a publisher is ‘a winner’, which means that every author without a publishing deal must be – by the rules of the game – a loser. But what if that writer puts their book up on the internet and signs up with a print-on-demand publisher? That’s not in the rules! But they’ve got their book printed, and, if they pay extra, they can have an ISBN issued, which means it gets listed in catalogues. As far as readers are concerned, there’s no difference. These shoppers go into a bookshop and ask for a particular author. If that person is an Internet Author, the bookshop is unlikely to have the book on its shelves, but they can order it from the publisher, (someone like Lulu.com). Even stranger, if a reader goes to an on-line bookstore like Amazon, they can flip through the novels on offer – and not be able to tell which ones come from Traditional Publishers and which don’t! If they order a book that’s listed, they’ll pay for it and have it delivered to their door whether it’s ‘won’ the race to get to an old-style publisher or whether it hasn’t.

Let’s sum up. Authors who have their work published on the internet and their books available on the web – only – are considered to be ‘losers’ by Traditional Publishers and their cronies, traditional critics and journalists. These writers are people who have failed in the race to land a publishing contract. The fruits of that contract – printed work, advertised books, sales – are the same on the web, of course, and some ‘successful’ authors find this out too, when their books first go into bookshops and then end up on the publisher’s own website as well! Internet Authors don’t get the ‘benefits’ flowing from Traditional Publishers, but they do get published. They’ve scored a goal, they’ve won a point, it’s just that they weren’t playing the same game. By the same rules.

Which means they haven’t ‘lost’. The only way you could possibly think that is if you truly believe that you are playing the only game in town. No, Traditional Publishers are having to wake up to the fact that now there other people in the arena too. Trouble is, they aren’t playing by the same rules.

There may be some areas of sports where centralization might be pretty desirable. Centralization in this context refers to transferring the sports management is a hierarchy where ultimately there will be one central head under which everyone operates. In this case the central head should understand all the concepts related to the sports. They need not attend a course to be doing it; rather they can have instant reference from an online sport dictionary which is available for free in the internet.

o Using a sport dictionary provides power and prestige to the central authority because they know and are sure at what they are managing. Had they not had the sport dictionary they would have had to listen to what the people under him are tell him is a fact about.
o Legal and governmental relationships become easy with a sport dictionary are used on combination with a legal dictionary.
o An understanding of the many terms and situations of sports with the help of a sport dictionary will have the central administrative official to be flexible and rapidly adjustable to changing sporting situations.
o It reduces that need and cost to appoint yet another assistant for the official with a better understanding of the sports terms if the sports official knows to make the best use of a sport dictionary.
o The usage of sport dictionary and due referral of the terms enables the development of a strong and coordinated management team.

An understanding of the sports terms will help in labor management too. One of the commonest mistakes of sports organizations is the extra usage of machines and labor. If the authorities in charge are knowledgeable about the exact demand of labor required by a said task like leveling a field, painting the field and installation needs, they can reduce the cost of labor involved rapidly.

The purpose of a sport dictionary can also be useful in recording some information in the necessary order in a method of using sports terminology that is understandable for all people of that particular sport, like penalties, goal, over, kick off and lot more. Sports organization should give a lead to all their students to get to be using the sport dictionary to have a wider knowledge of their experience. Gyms and athletic training centers should be equipped with a sport dictionary that is unique to their field. So, that field related terminologies can be easily accessed.

Are you apprehensive about writing articles on sports because of sports being a niche but a very popular field with numerous other writers? What if you discovered the joy in writing beautiful and interesting sports articles that capture the attention of one and all? This article will expose you to the simple but powerful tried and tested strategies to writing great sports articles that will make you immensely popular in your reading audience. Here are 3 simple steps to get you started.

Having a deep understanding and extensive know-how of the sports you want to write about is the first step to writing a good sports article. This includes knowing everything from the history, to the current teams, players, rules etc. Writing a good article is also about reading the articles written by others to understand different styles of writing.

Step 2 – Learn by reading other sports articles –

Reading the articles written by established sports authors and articles appearing in the sports section of major newspapers is a huge plus. This will help you in understanding the style of writing and the other nuances that help in capturing reader’s attention. Sports learning and reading will not help unless one also loves the game and understands it fully.

Step 3 – Love the sports not the teams –

Genuine interest in the sports one is writing about and love for it helps in greater understanding and a sense of belonging. Also, it is important to sound neutral in your writing although you may be rooting for any specific team.

I read an article recently where the author claimed that the prospects for the handicapping business just aren’t what they used to be. He bemoaned the economy and several other factors as culprits. Actually, I had to laugh. And, I’m sure that any successful handicapper who read it would be laughing too. Let me tell you three simple reasons why there will always be money to be made in the handicapping business.

Reason #1:

First of all, there will always be sporting events for people to wager on. You can include just about any sport you want on the list: football, baseball, hoops, hockey, auto racing, horses, boxing, golf, soccer. The list goes on and on. If there’s a sporting event on tap humans will find ways to make that event more interesting by gambling on it. It’s been that way almost since the beginning of human history. And, that’s not going to change any time soon. In fact, there are probably more sporting events being staged around the world now than ever before. If anything, there will only be more in the future.

Reason #2:

Along with the proliferation in sporting events there has also been an increase in gambling outlets available to the general betting public.

Of course, there are always the legit sports books in Vegas. But, that’s only the tip of the iceberg. Then there are the online/offshore sports books, which all want a piece of the action. And don’t forget about the countless underground bookie operations being run all over the U.S. and abroad. Although they may be illegal, it doesn’t mean they are going away. As long as there is a sports gambling market to be filled there will always be those looking to exploit it, even if it means running the risk of going to jail. Again, this has been proven time and time again throughout history.

Reason #3:

The third piece of the puzzle is the sports gambler or, what might be more accurately described as the “sports investor.”

Basically, these people see sports betting as a way to make an easy buck. But, for one reason or another, they aren’t necessarily inclined to do their own handicapping. There are many reasons for this. Maybe they just don’t have the time or the patience. Maybe they’ve tried but they’re just not very good at it. Whatever the reason, sooner or later, a lot of these people come to the conclusion that it’s easier to just have someone else do it for them. And they are perfectly willing to pay for the service. And, that’s where the sports advisory services cash in.

Think of it this way. Just as there is a market for stock brokers, investment advisors, financial planners, money managers (and consultants of all kinds) there is also a market for sports handicappers who can pick their share of winners against the spread. And that will always be true as long as there are sporting events, gambling outlets, and people who see sports betting as a way to make easy money.